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Quiz about Saturday Night Live Spotlight Alec Baldwin
Quiz about Saturday Night Live Spotlight Alec Baldwin

"Saturday Night Live" Spotlight: Alec Baldwin Quiz


This is quiz about sketches and characters played by Alec Baldwin on the television show "Saturday Night Live". These sketches show Baldwin's range as an actor as he performed in various sketches outside his Donald Trump character.

A multiple-choice quiz by workisboring. Estimated time: 4 mins.
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Author
workisboring
Time
4 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
391,609
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
7 / 10
Plays
260
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Question 1 of 10
1. Alec Baldwin played a Boy Scoutmaster who went camping with which Adam Sandler character? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. Which Alec Baldwin character was a frequent guest on the "NPR's Delicious Dish" sketches? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. Alec Baldwin frequently impersonated which crooner on "Saturday Night Live"? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. In 2001, Alec Baldwin played a tough guy named Marine Sergeant Jack Wilcox. Instead of waiting in a foreign prison, Wilcox tried to motivate his cellmates to take on which country? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. Steve Martin and Alec Baldwin had a competition over who hosted "Saturday Night Live" the most times. What didn't happen during this competition? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. Alec Baldwin played a cowboy who entered a southern diner in a sketch. The cowboy character had tensions with a waitress named Brenda. Who played Brenda in the sketch? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. Alec Baldwin played motivational speaker Mickey Ross in an informercial sketch titled "Pyramid of Pain". What was the basis of this informercial in the sketch? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. In 1993, Alec Baldwin played an actor named Trent Dereks on a "Soap Opera Digest" sketch. Dereks talked about his current character named Dr. Dirk Johnson. What was Dr. Johnson's problem on the sketch? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. Who helped Alec Baldwin learn the "True Meaning of Hosting Saturday Night Live"? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. Alec Baldwin once played American Airlines Captain Steve Rogers on a "Weekend Update" sketch. To whom did this character apologize in this sketch?

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. Alec Baldwin played a Boy Scoutmaster who went camping with which Adam Sandler character?

Answer: Canteen Boy

On the February 12, 1994 episode of "Saturday Night Live", Canteen Boy and a Boy Scoutmaster Armstrong took their group camping. Alec Baldwin played Boy Scoutmaster Armstrong. Baldwin's character made Canteen Boy uncomfortable with his behavior that night.

The sketch was considered offensive by some people. On the December 12, 1994 episode of "Saturday Night Live", Alec Baldwin and Canteen Boy apologized during the show's monologue.
2. Which Alec Baldwin character was a frequent guest on the "NPR's Delicious Dish" sketches?

Answer: Pete Schweddy

Pete Schweddy owned a holiday themed business called "Season Eatings". Pete Schweddy would appear on "NPR's Delicious Dish" sketches to promote his products. These products included "Schweddy Balls" and ""Schweddy Wieners".
3. Alec Baldwin frequently impersonated which crooner on "Saturday Night Live"?

Answer: Tony Bennett

Alec Baldwin played Tony Bennett eight times between 2002 and 2017. Four of these appearances were as "The Tony Bennett Show" sketches. On the November 11, 2006 episode of "Saturday Night Live", the real Tony Bennett (as Anthony Benedetto) appeared in the sketch with Alec Baldwin's Tony Bennett character.
4. In 2001, Alec Baldwin played a tough guy named Marine Sergeant Jack Wilcox. Instead of waiting in a foreign prison, Wilcox tried to motivate his cellmates to take on which country?

Answer: China

On the April 7, 2001 episode of "Saturday Night Live", a sketch was done about the U.S. spy plane which had crashed in China. Alec Baldwin played Marine Sergeant Jack Wilcox. Wilcox was motivating his cellmates to help him take on the entire country of China. Wilcox continually insisted he was willing to take out all one billion Chinese people instead of waiting in prison.
5. Steve Martin and Alec Baldwin had a competition over who hosted "Saturday Night Live" the most times. What didn't happen during this competition?

Answer: Baldwin shot an arrow through Martin's head

Steve Martin did a comedy bit where he had an arrow through his head. Baldwin never shot Martin in the head with an arrow.

On the February 4, 2006 episode of "Saturday Night Live", Kelly Ripa told Steve Martin about Alec Baldwin tying his hosting record. Martin took a limo to the studio. Martin choked out Baldwin in the dressing room. Martin drug Baldwin through the studio and threw him out of a window. Martin took over the hosting duties for that show.

On the November 11, 2006 episode of "Saturday Night Live", Martin and Baldwin tried to poison each other in the Platinum Lounge to prevent each other from hosting the episode. The Platinum Lounge is for anyone who has hosted "Saturday Night Live" at least twelve times.

On the September 24, 2011 episode of "Saturday Night Live", Alec Baldwin finally broke Steve Martin's hosting record. Martin appeared during the monologue and tested Baldwin for steroids and other performance-enhancing drugs.
6. Alec Baldwin played a cowboy who entered a southern diner in a sketch. The cowboy character had tensions with a waitress named Brenda. Who played Brenda in the sketch?

Answer: Jan Hooks

On the April 21, 1990 episode of "Saturday Night Live", a drifter cowboy played by Alec Baldwin entered a diner. Jan Hooks played a brash waitress named Brenda. Brenda took the cowboy's order. Their interactions were filled with innuendos and tension.
7. Alec Baldwin played motivational speaker Mickey Ross in an informercial sketch titled "Pyramid of Pain". What was the basis of this informercial in the sketch?

Answer: Weight loss

On the February 12, 1994 episode of "Saturday Night Live", a "Pyramid of Pain" informercial sketch was led by motivational speaker Mickey Ross. In this sketch Alec Baldwin's Ross character used fear, emotional pain and physical beatings to help people lose weight. After an explanation of the program, there were several testimonials and questions from the audience.
8. In 1993, Alec Baldwin played an actor named Trent Dereks on a "Soap Opera Digest" sketch. Dereks talked about his current character named Dr. Dirk Johnson. What was Dr. Johnson's problem on the sketch?

Answer: He was a doctor who mispronounces medical terminology

On the February 13, 1993 episode of "Saturday Night Live", Julia Sweeney's Helen DeSanto interviewed Alec Baldwin's Trent Dereks on the fictional show "Soap Opera Digest". Dereks was a soap opera actor who played in such shows as "The Love Of Your Life" and "Doctors, Nurses, and Patients". Derek's character on "Doctors, Nurses, and Patients", Dr. Dirk Johnson, always mispronounced the medical terminology.
9. Who helped Alec Baldwin learn the "True Meaning of Hosting Saturday Night Live"?

Answer: John Goodman and Jimmy Fallon

On December 12, 1998, Alec Baldwin hosted the Christmas edition of "Saturday Night Live". During the monologue, Baldwin admitted he was hosting the show for the eight time and was feeling lackluster. John Goodman and Jimmy Fallon appeared as the Ghosts of "Saturday Night Live" Hosts Present and Future. Through wisdom and show clips, Goodman and Fallon helped Baldwin the "True Meaning of Hosting Saturday Night Live".
10. Alec Baldwin once played American Airlines Captain Steve Rogers on a "Weekend Update" sketch. To whom did this character apologize in this sketch?

Answer: Alec Baldwin

On the December 10, 2011 episode of "Saturday Night Live", Alec Baldwin played American Airlines Captain Steve Rogers on the "Weekend Update" sketch. Earlier in the week, Alec Baldwin got kicked off an American Airlines flight for refusing to turning off his phone before takeoff and subsequent diva-like behavior.

To attempt to smooth things over, Baldwin's Captain Steve Rogers made a surprise appearance on the "Weekend Update" sketch to praise and apologize to the star much to Seth Meyers' dismay.
Source: Author workisboring

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